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October 12

Born on October 12? You're a Libra with the Opal birthstone.

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October 12 Zodiac Sign

Libra (September 23 – October 22)

Element: Air

diplomaticcharmingfair-mindedsocialbalanced

Birthstone

Opal

Birth Flower

Marigold

Season

Fall

Numerology 4

A number of stability, hard work, and dependable structure.

October 12: This Day in History

  • 1492— Christopher Columbus and his crew made landfall in the Bahamas, marking the first sustained European contact with the Americas.
  • 1822— Brazil declared independence from Portugal, with Dom Pedro I becoming its first emperor.
  • 1960— Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev famously pounded his shoe on a desk at the United Nations General Assembly.
  • 1999— The world's population reached six billion people, according to the United Nations.

Famous Birthdays on October 12

  • Luciano Pavarotti (1935) — Italian operatic tenor
  • Hugh Jackman (1968) — actor and entertainer
  • Kirk Cameron (1970) — actor
  • Marion Jones (1975) — Olympic sprinter
  • Josh Hutcherson (1992) — actor

What Happens on October 12?

Columbus Day (U.S., second Monday of October)Día de la Hispanidad (Spain)Indigenous Peoples' Day (many U.S. cities)

Did You Know? October 12 Fun Facts

  • Columbus never set foot on mainland North America — all four of his voyages landed in the Caribbean or Central/South America.
  • Hugh Jackman holds the Guinness World Record for longest career as a live-action Marvel superhero, playing Wolverine from 2000.
  • Brazil is the only Portuguese-speaking country in the Americas.

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